Show Search Results Show Browse

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Outlandimer, n. Also: out-, owtlandemer, outlandmer. [Cf. Landimer(e n. 2.] In Glasgow: A person appointed to perambulate and survey land boundaries ? round or outside the burgh limits. —1573 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 448. 1574 Ib. 13.
The court of perambulatioun of the merchis of the burght … of Glasgw: … The names of the owtlandemeris [etc.]: … Faltis gewin wp be the outlandemeris: Eduard Loutheanes wyf hes diminisit the commone loyne
1574–5 Ib. 454.
The comptaris dischargeis thame in the first for the outlandemeris disione on Witsontyisdaye
1580 Ib. 78 marg., 84 marg.
Outlandmeris
1590 Ib. 152.
Outlandimeris

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Outlandimer n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 31 Oct 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/outlandimer>

29383

dost

Hide Advanced Search

Browse DOST:

    Loading...

Share: